Fightin' Five (1964) comic books 1965
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Issue #31
Published Feb 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.$8.80
$4.40
Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Bill Molno and Joe Gill. Five tough guys form a specialized combat unit for specialized missions. The team must retake an embassy from terrorists and free the American ambassador. But the sinister General Winh has almost as many tricks as the Fightin' Five. Plus fact-based stories about the O.S.S. - the CIA's WWII-era identity - and WWI's Meuse-Argonne offensive, the latter with art by combat veteran and comics legend Sam Glanzman. The Many Masks of Doom; The Meuse-Argonne Battle; Two Heroes; The Loners; O.S.S. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #32
Published May 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.$2.50
- Interior is complete. Water damage. Mold.
Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, Bill Molno and Joe Gill. Five tough guys form a specialized combat unit for specialized missions. Fascist leader Joshua Forbes threatens to take over America with his Appalachian recruits. But trying to get the Fightin' Five to take loyalty oaths was his first mistake. Plus fact-based stories about the US Special Forces and 1960s military tech. Image of Glory; One More Mission; Always Alert; Fightin Facts. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #33
Published Jul 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.$2.60
Cover art by Rocke Mastroserio. "Cult Of Black Dragon," script by Joe Gill, pencils by Bill Montes, inks by Ernie Bache; The Black Dragon cult attempts to take over an African nation; The President of the United States sends the Fightin' Five to stop them. 1-page text article "Always Airplanes." "Peace Corps Patsy"; Joe Donohue, a Peace Corps worker, helps a small village stop the bandits who are raiding them. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #34
Published Sep 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.$2.50
Cover by Bill Montes and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Frank McLaughlin, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, and Joe Gill. Five tough guys form a specialized combat unit for specialized missions. Trying to help a Middle Eastern king keep his throne from his revolutionary twin brother, the Five encounter Nazi war criminals behind it all. Before it's over, they must escort prisoners across a searing desert on foot. Plus instructional comics showing how to perform judo throws. Death Rode the Red Wind; Cut a Coupon; The Sport of Judo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #35
Published Nov 1965 by Charlton Comics Group.$7.20
Cover by Bill Montes and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Frank McLaughlin, Bill Montes, Ernie Bache, and Joe Gill. Five tough guys form a specialized combat unit for specialized missions. The Five are sent to Southeast Asia to take on General Chu and his forces. This story reflects mid-'60s American attitudes toward Vietnam. Plus a profile of the Green Berets that exemplifies the phrase "gung ho." Green Death in Viet Nam; Danger and Delicatessen; The Green Badge of Courage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
